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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
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Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
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Merry Christmas!
- Thread starter Jethro Bodine
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JohnDB
And your point being?
I enjoy the getting ready for Christmas. The day itself isn't all that special but all the buildup is.
We can't just celebrate no holidays.
What about St. Stephan's day?
All Saints Day?
Valentines?
Patrick's?
jocor
Guest
How about celebrating Yahweh's holy days instead of man's pagan holidays?
JohnDB
So celebrating only according to the Old Covenant, as if the New Covenant doesn't exist or has been instituted is what you want?
jocor
Guest
The New Covenant does not tell us to celebrate Christmas, Easter, All Saints Day, St. Patrick's Day, etc. The Feasts/Holy Days of Yahweh are part of the New Covenant. Paul tells us to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread now that Yeshua, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us (1 Cor.5:8). We are to keep them all until they are totally fulfilled.
I just found that factoid interesting.
Here is the TL;DR version, folks:
One side says: The celebration of Christmas and other such holidays is pagan in origin and not endorsed in Scripture, therefore wrong.
The other says: The celebration of Christmas is not inherently wrong simply because some pagan traditions are mixed in and so long as hearts are in the right place it doesn't matter.
The Yearly Holiday Debate is practically a tradition by now (:
jocor
Guest
Jethro Bodine
Because that would automatically mean that you are trying to justify yourself by the law.
We know different, don't we, jocor.
Jethro Bodine
Wuz up with 'dat?
Perhaps we can blame it on Inflation?
Jethro Bodine
Yes. The moderators have it marked on their calendars, don't you?
Yes, inflation is the bank's evil war on Christmas shoppers. Hapless people can't afford as many presents because the bank has inflated present prices yet again. Very astute Jethro. You are a wise man.
Jethro Bodine
Mine too.
But everybody knows Santa can't get his fat rear end down a chimney anyway. That's absurd.
Which reminds me of this story: http://nypost.com/2015/09/30/body-of-18-year-old-missing-for-7-years-found-in-chimney/
I'm pretty sure Santa's too smart to try to shimmy down our chimneys on Christmas Eve.
Jethro Bodine
Witty.
I didn't come up with that.I can't think of his name.
david
ramsey
Jethro Bodine
I would have guessed Cramer, or that Suzy something or other gal.
Suzy ormond,stop the insanity